Convertible box



Aug. 23, 1932. c. H. KENNEDY 1,872,966

CONVERTIBLE BOX Filed Nov. '1, 1950 Patented Aug. 23, 1932 PA 'T .rFl-cECHARLES E. KENNEDY, 0F sWAMPsCoTT, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNoR TowAnTEnLowNEY COMPANY, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MASsACHU-SETTS CONVERTIBLE Box Application filed November 1 1930., Serial. N0.492,72 1.

The object of the invention is to provide a box in which goods may beshipped and the box afterward converted into an easel in which the goodsmay be displayed and from which they may be dispensed.

The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to thedrawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the convertible box.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the easel into which the box is converted.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of the box shown in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a plan of the member in blank used in the formation of boththe box and the easel, and to which member special reference willafterward be made.

Referring to the drawing:

1 represents a base-forming body. This body is made of cardboardgenerally rectangular in form and of considerable depth with an opentop, sides 2, 2, ends 3, 3 and a bottom 4. Mounted in the body to standin an upright position therein and rising above the top edge of the bodyis acard 5 generally rectangular in form. Extending from each of theopposite sides of the cardare' aset of foldable wings 9 and 10,respectively, and from the opposite ends of the card wings 11 and 12,respectively. All the wings are made foldable by scores 18 in thematerial, while the wings 9 and 10 of each set are separated by a cut 14in the material.

The box is formed as follows:

The card 5 together with its wings is made J engaging the sides 3, 3 ofthe body 1, and

by the wing 11 turned to lie parallel with and engaging the bottom 4 ofthe body. With the card being thus maintained to occupy an uprightposition in the body 1 in upright extension thereof, the arrangement ispreferably such that the cuts 14 between the respective sets of wings-9and 10 will then be disposed 'to lie below the top -edge of the-body.The'wings 9, 9 will have been turned to lie in theisame plane with the Rwings 10, 10, the lower edge portions of the wings 9, 9 lyingparallelwith and engaging the ends of the body, while the upper portions of thewings 9,9 will rise above said .ends and, like the card 5, extend wellabove the top edge of the body. The Wing 12 on the card will have beenturned into a position where it will lie substantially parallel with thebottom 4 of the body and the'wing 11 of-the card bearing against saidbottom!- Thus mounted the winged card co-operates with the body to forman elongated container for the goods which container rises well abovethe top edge of the "body 1 in extension thereof. A cover 15 is appliedto fit telescopically over that portion of the container which risesabove the top edge of the body 1 and'which forms an elongated neck tothe body for receiving'the cover, thepreferred arrangement beingsuchthat when the cover is in place its bottom edge will bear againstthe top edge of the body 1 without telescopic extension over the bodysubstantially as shown in Fig. '2;

The box having thus beenformed is convertible into a 'displayeaselinwhich goods contained in the body 1 may be displayed and from whichthey. may be dispensed. Such conversionof the'box is first. obtained byremoving the cover 15, then raising the card 5 until the cuts 14 betweenthe sets of wings 9 and 10 will lie in the same plane with the top edgeof the body or above this edge. Thereupon the Wings 9, 9 and wing 12 maybe turned out for displaypurposes so that they will occupy positions.substantially in the same plane with the card 5. In other words, thecard 5 will then form the back of the easel with the wings 9, 9 andwing-12- extending therefrom. The card 5 then forming the back I of theeasel will continue to be maintained in an upright position bythe body 1acting as a base of support therefor and in which the card 5 continuesto be held in place by the engagement of'its wings 10, 1'0 and 11 withthe'body forming base as aforesaid. 3 i

During the time that the box is being con- I verted into a display easelthe goods con-' tained within the body 1 will remain therein, the goodsusuallybeing arranged to stand on end-in an upright position in the body1 then v formingthe base of the easel, 'wher e they may be displayed ,onthe easel and dispensed from it.

7 Havingthus fully described my invention, 10"1 claimand desiretosecureby'Lette'rsPa tent of the Unite'dst'at'es 1. A 'convertibleboxcomprising. abaseforming body having an open top with closed in sides,ends and a bottom; a card mounted 5 in said body in an upright positionand risingabove the -top edge of said i'body; fol-dable wingson'saidcard, certain ofsaid-wings co- V 1'operatingrwith'said-body to maintainthe card a in an uprig'ht position as aforesaid; and other 30 of saidwings co-operating with mama "when the wings are'folded, to'iormaconttainer in" elongated extension of said body,

and, when-the wings are open, a displa'y easel *for goods contained insaid body then forrn- -ing' the-"baseofsaideasel; and acover fori 'saidcontainer'when saidwingsare'folded as aforesaid. r

2. I convertible box comprising a baseforming rbody having anopentop-withclosed- -=in sides,"ends"and a "bottom; a card mounted Iinsaid body in-an-upright position and rising above-the top "edge ofsaid"body folda'ble -wingsionsaid card including sets'of wings on the sidesof said: cardwi'th a cut-between the wings-of-eachsetythosewings'of'eachset lying below'said cuts co-ope-ra'tingwith said body ;;to-maintain said card in an'upright position as aforesaid; and those wingslying above said 1 outs co-operating with: said card wh'e n the r Wingsare folded to forma container inelongated extension of said bodyor, whenthe wings are'open a displayeasel for goods conta-inedwithin said bodythen forming the base ofsaideasel and a 1 cover for said I containeraliia when the wings lying' above said cuts are body; foldable wings onsaid card in'olliding J sets o1 wings on the sides of said card with aout between the wings of 'each set; saidcuts between the respective setsof wings lying :eitheryabove or below the top"edge of said body asthecard' is slidably moved with rela- I tion to said body; thosew'ingsof each set lying I below said cuts co-operatingwith said bodytomai-ntainsaid card in an upright position as'aforesaid; andthose'wings lying abovesaid cuts co-operating with' said body and card,when said cntsarearr'anged to lie below the said body, or, when saidcuts arranged above the top edge ofsaid body and thewings are open, adisplay easel for goods contained within said body then forming the baseof said easel and a cover for said container when the wingslying-abovesaid 'cu-ts are-folded as aforesaid.

CHARLES HQKENNEDY.

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